International liquor major Diageo to acquire 53.4% stake in Vijay Mallya-owned United Spirits Ltd. (USL) for Rs.11,166.50 crore. Diageo has entered into agreements with United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd....
UK honored and remembered the sacrifice of Ms Noor Inayat Khan by unveiling a bronze bust of hers at the central London Gordon Square Gardens near the house...
The South African government had earlier declared the launch of new bank notes on the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison after serving 27 years for his...
The ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’ Irom Chanu Sharmila. Ms Sharmila has been on a hunger strike since 2000. She completed 12 years of her fast. She has been...
Ramanujan 125: 3-day international conference, ‘Ramanujan 125,’ to mark the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Srinivasa Ramanujan, at the University of Florida in the U.S. Over the last...
Shree Krishna Khaitan, chairman of Khaitan group of companies, passed away. In 1975, S.K. Khaitan incorporated the Khaitan group of companies which is one of the leading fan...
Barack Obama has won a second 4-year Presidential term in the US. He defeated his main challenger Republican Mitt Romney. Mr. Obama, America’s first African-American President, bagged more...
Elizabeth Comber (Han Suyin) passed away. Elizabeth Comber who was also know by her pen name “Han Suyin”, a Chinese-Belgian British author who came up as among the...
China has invited Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to teach at the prestigious Peking University. The varsity also offered him a lab of his choice to work with the...
Cartoonist T. Samuel passed away The pioneer of pocket cartoons in India, T. Samuel (86) passed away. Samuel belonged to Kollam in Kerala. He began his career as...
